Enhanced neuronal response induced by fast inhibition
Enhanced neuronal response induced by fast inhibition
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DOI:
10.1103/physreve.73.010903
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Rinzel, J
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作者:
Dodla, R;Rinzel, J
We report a facilitatory role of inhibitory synaptic input that can enhance a neuron's firing rate, in contrast to the conventional belief that inhibition suppresses firing. We study this phenomenon using the Hodgkin-Huxley model of spike generation with random Poisson trains of subthreshold excitatory and inhibitory inputs. Enhancement occurs when, by chance, brief inhibition leads excitation with a favorable timing and counterintuitively induces a reduction of the spike threshold. The basic mechanism is also illustrated with the phaseplane analysis of a two variable model.